Maryland is coming off their first loss of the season after a 5-0 start. Last week was a big measuring stick game vs. Ohio St. but they came up short and lost by 20. That sets them up for a big letdown against Illinois who enters the game at 2-4 on the season. The letdown is well-founded as a team that started the season 5-0 or better and suffered their first loss in their previous game has covered just 45% of their next game with a sample size approaching 400 games. Illinois has yet to cover a game as they enter at 0-6 ATS. Coach Bielema has had his team prepared after being held to fewer than 100 rushing yards in the previous game. His team has responded by going 18-4 ATS. Make the play on Illinois.
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Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -16.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 32.0 to 18.9 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Maryland winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 76% of the public bets were on Maryland Terrapins on the -13.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Maryland would win by a score of 31.7 to 18.8 with Maryland winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Illinois at Maryland
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Maryland Terrapins on the -7 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Maryland would win by a score of 37.5 to 25.7 with Maryland winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the +16.5 ATS. 55% of the public money was on Illinois Fighting Illini to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Maryland would win by a score of 35.3 to 19.0 with Maryland winning on the moneyline, Illinois winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Illinois at Maryland
Lovie Smith still seems to be having trouble getting traction at Illinois. Yes, the Illini are 3-4, but the three wins were all to teams that they were expected to beat. The whispers are starting to become audible, so this is a big game for his team. And coming away from a competitive game may silence some for now. Maryland has a big win vs. Texas, a bad 21 point loss to Temple, and was totally humiliated at Iowa last week. Since the 2-0 start, the Terps have not looked the same and have actually been out-scored 120-111. That includes a 34-7 win vs. Rutgers, a team Illinois beat by 21. I think the recent body of work suggests a close game here. Make the play on Illinois.
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